first generation
noun/ˌfɜːst dʒenəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌfɜːrst dʒenəˈreɪʃn/
[singular]- people who have left their country to go and live in a new country; the children of these people
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- the first type of a machine or piece of software to be developed
- the first generation of personal computers
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